Girls on the Run is a life changing learning program for girls ages 8-11. The program is designed to increase physical activity and emotional health by providing girls with the tools to make healthy decisions and form healthy self-images. The goal is to encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development through running activities.
Molly Barker, Ironman Triathlete, teacher and counselor in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded girls on the Run in 1996. Girls on the Run programs now exist in over 100 communities in the U.S. and Canada and over 30,000 girls have completed the program since its beginnings.
Girls on the Run of Maricopa County is a non-profit 501(c) organization funded by participant fees, donations, private, state, and federal grants.
Girls on the Run of Maricopa County Mission Statement:
"To prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living."
Girls on the Run of Maricopa County Vision Statement:
Girls on the Run of Maricopa County is an organization that is dedicated to the community prevention of risk behaviors of teenage girls by providing life-changing educational/running programs to pre-teen girls. We envision our organization being recognized as a successful approach to reducing the high incidences of pregnancy, obesity, drug use and school drop outs of teenage girls as well as being instrumental in fostering the growth of healthy confident women throughout the state of Arizona. We aim to promote an environment that allows girls and women to reach their full potential and aim to transform the way girls and women perceive themselves and their place in society.
Girls on the Run is a proud partner of: